Meanings
Grand Turk1
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Grand Turk Island, the largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Grand Turk2
plural Grand Turks
- archaicA sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Because they are styled "the executive," "executive officers," &c., by their Jenkinses, and are declared by the same authorities to possess unbounded knowledge, and transcendent "executive ability," they sometimes fancy themselves the Czar, the Shah, or the Grand Turk […]
1868 March, “[Review of] Annual Reports of Insurance Companies, Good, Bad, and Indifferent […]”, in The National Quarterly Review, volume 16, number 32, page 404
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
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Origin
Grand Turk · proper noun
From a species of cactus on the island, the Turk's Cap Cactus (Melocactus intortus), which has a distinctive cap reminiscent of an Ottoman fez.
Full word history & related roots →Grand Turk · noun
- FrenchGrand Turc
- EnglishGrand Turk
Borrowed from French Grand Turc.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Lithuanian Grand Terkas
- Grand Terkasan island in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Polish Grand Turk Island
- Grand Turk Islandan island in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Russian Гранд-Те́рк
- Гранд-Те́рк (Grand-Térk)an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Spanish Isla Gran Turca
- Isla Gran Turcaan island in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Cite this entry
Grand Turk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Turk
“Grand Turk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Turk. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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